Ex-Huntsvillian writes about life in the '50s

Bryan Bacon/The Huntsville TimesRiverboat John Ferguson will be signing autographs Saturday at Harrison Brothers Hardware store from 1-3 p.m.HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Huntsville High School graduate "Riverboat John" Ferguson, who lives in Blount County, will be signing copies of his new book Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Harrison Brothers Hardware store on the Courthouse Square.

The book, "The Adventures of Riverboat John: Glimpses of Huntsville in the 1950s," was recently published by The History Press.

In the book Ferguson writes about familiar people, places and things any native Huntsvillian over the age of 40 would likely remember such as "upside down hill," the Lyric Theater and Snow White hamburgers. Even those who were not born here but have heard the stories will want to read Ferguson's folksy, homespun tales in the book, which costs $19.99.